Monthly Archives: September 2006

This week Pope Benedict XVI has come under fire in the Islamic world for speaking the truth about Islam and what the Western world is now facing. Quoting a 14th Century Byzantine emperor, Benedict noted “Show me just what Muhammad … Continue reading →

Yesterday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new statewide minimum wage bill in to law. This bill raise the state’s minimum to $8 an hour, further eroding any competitive advantage California may have had to attract new business. Passage of … Continue reading →

The head of the United Auto Workers is upset. He’s upset because the president has not addressed the concerns plaguing the domestic automobile industry. Apparently, it is the responsibility of the executive branch of government to bail out firms who … Continue reading →

With the anniversary of 9/11 much as been made of the mistakes of the past. There has been a great deal of focus on the fact that President Clinton, missed several opportunities to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden, of … Continue reading →

Five years ago terrorists murdered thousands of Americans in the name of Islam. Since that time critics have attempted to explain the rationale for the terror, just as they have done with the daily terror attacks in Iraq. Today we … Continue reading →

For the umpteenth time in its illustrious career, the Space Shuttle launch has been postponed because of one technical hang-up after another. The Space Shuttle has been a colossal failure. Since work began on the program in the 1970s, it … Continue reading →

Perhaps the folks at General Motors have finally started to waken from their slumber or perhaps they have simply been reading the Phalanx, whatever the cause, GM is finally beginning to take steps that will move the firm back to … Continue reading →

The people of Japan are in high spirits today, Princess Kiko has given birth to an heir to the Japanese imperial thrown. The baby boy is the first son born into the “royal” family since 1965. This issue has been … Continue reading →

Chevron and its partners have struck oil in the Gulf, or so it would appear. In what could be one of the largest oil finds in recent memory, the US oil company has found a promising new well in the … Continue reading →

By almost every measure the GOP is headed toward certain defeat in one or both houses of Congress. It is a for gone conclusion that the Republicans will lose control of the House of Representatives and the Senate now teeters … Continue reading →